Cigar-box-lid holder.



R. P. HASKINS.

CIGAR. BOX LID HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30,1913.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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mien/M11 THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON. Dv C RUFUS P. I-IASKIN S, .OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

GIGAR-BOX-LID HOLDER.

Application'filed June 30, 1913.

Specification of Letters Patent.

v Patented Aug. 25, 1914. Serial No. 776,673. i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RUFUS P. HAsKINs, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar- Box-Lid Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cigar box lid holders and has for its object the provision of a device of the above character which may be easily and quickly applied to a cigar. box and which will hold the lid in the open position.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a lid holder wherein the lid will be held in its normal open position, but may be easily and quickly closed without changing the position of the holder in any wa v Ideretofore it has been the practice for lid holders constructed in this manner to have a means which will grasp the lid and clamp the same in an open position and should it be desired to close the box it is necessary to remove the entire device from its position.

In my improved device the lid may be closed without the necessity of removing the holder from its place and thereby materially reducing the time and labor necessarily involved when the old type of lid holder is used.

With the above and other objects in view I now proceed to describe my invention in the following specification and accompany.

ing drawings, in which I Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device as it would appear when appliedto a cigar box of the ordinary construction, Fig. 2 is a side view of my 1mproved device as it would appear when applied, Fig. 3 is a view from the opposite side of my invention, Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of my improved lid holder, Fig. 5 is a rear view of my improved lid holder, and Fig. 6 is a side view of the lid holder which I use.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference 1 indicates the ordinary type of cigar box having pivotally secured thereto the usual lid 2.

My improved lid holder, indicated generally by the numeral 3, preferably comprises the U-shaped hook member 4 having one arm extended at right angles to the U- shaped member as shown at 5 and adapted to lie in close proximity to the end of the cigar box. The end of the extension 5 is bent, as clearly illustrated at 6, at right angles thereto and extends parallel with the rear wall of the cigar box, a right angular extension 7 is formed at the innermost extremity of the member 6 and is bent upwardly as clearly illustrated at 8 to form the lid engaging portion. This lid engaging portion is preferably bent forwardly and pointed as shown at 9.

It will be clearly seen that when it is desired to use my improved device the hook member 4: is placed over the end of the box as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 with the extension 5, lying in a plane with, and immediately adjacent the end of the box. It will be seen that in this position the extension 6 will project toward the center of the box and in direct alinement with the rear wall for a short distance, from which point it is bent outwardly and upwardly in order to engage the lid of the box. When the lid is back in its open position the point 9 extends into the soft wood for a short distance and thus it will be seen that the lid will be held from accidental movement.

When it is desired to close the box the only operation necessary is the disengaging of the hook 9 from the lid and it will be clearly seen that said lid may then bepressed downwardly to its closed position without in any way disturbing the holder.

While in the foregoing I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I may change the specific arrangements of parts without in any Way departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is A cigar box-lid holder comprising a U- shaped member, an extension formed on one of the arms of the U-shaped member, said extension projecting rearwardly from the face of the U-shaped member and terminating in an angular projection which extends upwardly to form the lid-engaging member,

and a point formed on the end of the lidengaging member, said point being adapted to enter the Wood of a cigar box-lid and hold the same from accidental movement and to also be easily disengaged, whereby it When it is so desired, the user may close the box Without moving the holder.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

RUFUS P. HASKINS. Witnesses:

LESTER P. EDGE, HANGE H. CLELAND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, .D. 0. 

